Internet-connected vehicles are going to become common. How quickly? Gartner is now predicting that in about five years, more cars/trucks will have Internet connections than won’t. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Tumblr on Tuesday (Dec. 2) rolled out an apparently easier way to make purchases through the service. In its own blog post, Tumblr offered simple instructions: “1. Find something you love on Etsy, Artsy, Kickstarter, or DoSomething. 2. Post it to Tumblr. 3. That’s it....
As much fun as it is to ride a high-speed train across Europe, it’s just about that miserable to buy the tickets online. But Paris-based travel startup Capitaine Train is working to make the ticket purchase as smooth and quick as the train ride —...
This year Macy’s gave customers 1 million more reasons to be excited about Black Friday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
From Black Friday to Cyber Monday to Singles Day, to say that online shopping is booming around the globe would be a far, far understatement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
In what is at least the third mobile-enabled scheduled-car alternative to San Francisco buses, a startup called Loup is selling space in black sedans that repeatedly travel the exact route. The cost? Between $2.50 and $6, depending on the portion of the route. Get the...
Online payments vendor Stripe on Monday (Dec. 1) is seeing its valuation double in less than a year, to $3.5 billion, after it closed a $70 million fundraising round, according to a story in The Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
After a disappointing Black Friday, retailers saw E-Commerce sales jump 15.6 percent on Monday (Dec. 1), aka Cyber Monday, compared with the same day last year. That stat comes from Channel Advisor, which tracked transaction data for more than 2,700 retailers selling online between midnight...
South Korean bitcoin exchange Korbit has cut a deal to accept bitcoin for one of the biggest media and entertainment companies in Asia, Bitcoinist reported on Monday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
